Monday, June 4, 2012

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Little Mommy Dolls Playdate and Birthday Party Ideas

Our now 5 year old daughter received her first Little Mommy Sweet As Me dollfor Christmas when she was just about one year old and has added several more dolls to her collection since. These 14" dolls are the perfect size for a toddler or preschooler and much more affordable compared to most 18" dolls. In fact, if you are considering an in-store 18" doll party, but are not quite sure you can afford it, you may want to consider hosting a Little Mommy birthday party in your home. There are lots of free printables, activities, and tips to help you plan a special day for your little girl in the DIY Little Mommy Day activity kit.

Our daughter and I were invited to try some of these DIY activities during a Little Mommy playdate. Mattel provided my daughter with a Little Mommy doll and a Fashion Pack outfit plus another doll and outfit for a friend. After she decided on which friend to share this exciting treat with, she had to wait patiently for the day of the playdate to finally arrive . . .

I had decided to print, cut, and paste the Little Mommy memory cards onto construction paper, as well. If you print them out on regular white paper, then the players can easily see the printed images through the back of each piece of paper. You can avoid this by printing the cards out on heavy cardstock. I think the colored paper backing framed the cards nicely. I ended up drawing smiley faces on the backs of the cards so that the girls could easily lay out the cards without any of them being upside down or sideways. You could use stickers or glue the Little Mommy logo on the backs instead. I also chose to print out two sets of cards since there were only 12 cards per set.

I have to say that my daughter's friend was thrilled about receiving the doll and the outfit. Her attention was on other things, so only my daughter completed the birth certificate activity during the playdate. She ended up naming her doll Nancy (after Fancy Nancy) and filled in the whole certificate herself. She even drew in little footprints in the designated space at the bottom. The next time I saw her friend at school, she had brought her Little Mommy doll in to show her teachers and the whole class. Then she told me that her Mom had helped her fill out the birth certificate the night before and she ended up naming her doll Curly Shirley.

Even though our daughter had played memory before, after her first game with these cards, she has asked to play again and again. I think these sets of Little Mommy memory cards would make great party favors for your guests to take home.